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1/145 Michael Jackson's glove sells for $350,000 at auction
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Reuters - Michael Jackson's famous white glove sold for $350,000 at a memorabilia auction on Saturday, soaring far past pre-sale estimates, while a black jacket he wore during a 1989 world tour fetched $225,000.
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2/145 Attorney: Jackson's doctor returning to work
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AP - Michael Jackson's former personal physician is returning to work at his Houston clinic for the first time since before the pop singer's death, his lawyer said Sunday.
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3/145 Bulls escape on set of film starring Cruise, Diaz
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AP - Seven bulls being used on the set of a film starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz have broken free in Spain and slightly injured two people.
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4/145 Two hurt as bulls flee Tom Cruise film set
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AFP - Two women were slightly hurt on Sunday when they were struck by bulls that escaped the set of a new film that stars Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, local police and officials said.
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5/145 Antonio Banderas plans hotel at Spanish vineyard
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AFP - Antonio Banderas wants to ramp up production at his vineyard in the north of Spain and build a hotel there, the Hollywood film star said in an interview published on Sunday.
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6/145 'New Moon' wolfs down $140.7M in opening weekend
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AP - The vampire romance 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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7/145 Stars come out for CNN Heroes ceremony
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AP - Kate Hudson, Pierce Brosnan, Neil Patrick Harris and other stars who are used to getting applause were giving it gladly at a ceremony honoring people who make a difference in the lives of others.
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8/145 International Emmys to honor David Frost
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AP - British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers.
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9/145 Bollywood star Shetty marries in glittering ceremony
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AFP - Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, best known for winning the British version of television show Celebrity Big Brother, married in a lavish ceremony in western India on Sunday.
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10/145 Jacko 'moonwalk' glove sells for $350,000
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AFP - The rhinestone-encrusted glove worn by pop icon Michael Jackson for his first 'moonwalk' dance in 1983 sold Saturday for 350,000 dollars at a frenzied auction in New York.
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11/145 Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala
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AP - Black ties and gowns filled a ballroom Saturday in a big-bucks salute to Detroit-style royalty — the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock.
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12/145 Jackson moonwalk glove sells for $350K in NYC
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AP - The shimmering, white glove Michael Jackson wore when he premiered his trademark moonwalk dance in 1983 was auctioned off for $350,000 — plus tax — on Saturday.
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13/145 Motown gala 'means everything' to founder Gordy
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AP - Hundreds have gathered to salute Detroit-style royalty — the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock.
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14/145 Macau hotel to display Jacko 'moonwalk' glove
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AFP - A hotel in the glitzy Asian gambling haven of Macau will display Michael Jackson's rhinestone-encrusted glove after paying 350,000 dollars for the piece of pop history at auction, the hotel said on Sunday.
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15/145 Losing Winfrey would be big blow for Second City
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AP - Step outside Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios and into the near west side neighborhood that's been home to her television talk show for two decades, and it's easy to get a sense of what she's meant to Chicago.
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16/145 Parker-Broderick surrogacy case jury breaks
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AP - The jury in the trial of an Ohio police chief accused of breaking into the home of a woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick ended five hours of deliberations Friday without a verdict.
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17/145 Jackson, Swift face off at American Music Awards
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AP - Janet Jackson kicked off the American Music Awards with a medley of some of her biggest hits, but it was her late brother Michael who was poised to be one of the night's big winners, up for five American Music Awards, including entertainer of the year.
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18/145 Racette's Angelica a triumph at Met Opera
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AP - Patricia Racette had just sung her moving final notes in 'Suor Angelica' and fallen to the stage.
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19/145 Tween Justin Bieber fans lose control at NY mall
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AP - New York police shut down a mall appearance by teen pop singer Justin Bieber (BEE'-ber) after thousands of young girls showed up and got a little too wild.
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20/145 Smash 'Twilight' sequel enters record books
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Reuters - The 'Twilight' sequel scored the third-biggest opening weekend of all time at the North American box office on Sunday, as millions of young women swooned over the complex love triangle involving a high school girl, a vampire and a werewolf.
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21/145 Travolta appears at fundraiser in Fla. hometown
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AP - John Travolta and his family made their first public appearance in their adopted Florida hometown since his son's death, helping raise thousands of dollars for charity at a screening of the actor's new comedy Friday night.
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22/145 '2012' a home run with patriotic fans in China
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AP - When the apocalypse comes, China will save the world.
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23/145 Brad Pitt's production company enters 'Dark Void'
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Reuters - 'Dark Void' will yield movie development matter.
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24/145 'Twilight' sequel a bleeding money-maker
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AFP - The 'Twilight' vampire romance sequel 'New Moon' raked in 140.7 million dollars in its premiere weekend, a spectacular showing for the cult series, Exhibitor Relations said Sunday.
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25/145 Sarandon gets lifetime achievement award at Stockholm film fest
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AFP - American actress Susan Sarandon was on Saturday honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the Stockholm film festival.
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26/145 Live Blogging The American Music Awards
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By Jeremy BlacklowLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Live from the red carpet and inside the show -- all the updates from the 2009 American Music Awards!
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27/145 Jackson Doctor Heading Back To Work
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HOUSTON, Tex. -- Dr. Conrad Murray, the man at the center of the Michael Jackson homicide investigation, is returning to work. The doctor, who served as Michael's personal physician in the weeks leading up to his June 25 death as the King of Pop prepared for his 'This Is It' concerts, will be heading back to work at his Armstrong Medical Clinic in Houston on Monday, NBC News confirmed.
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28/145 Report: Jon & Kate 'Essentially Ended Their Marriage' On Saturday
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Jon Gosselin has ceded primary custody of his eight children to estranged wife Kate, according to People. As previously reported by AccessHollywood.com, the former couple met on Saturday for a divorce arbitration session in Pennsylvania.
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29/145 New Moon Has Third-Biggest Opening Weekend in Film History
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The vampire romance takes in more than $140 million in the days since its Friday premiere
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30/145 Travolta Family To Hometown Fans: 'Jett Appreciates' Your Support
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- John Travolta thanked his fellow residents of Ocala, Fla., on Friday night for their support of his family following the death of his son, Jett, earlier this year.'Kelly, Ella and I want to thank all of you for supporting us over the last year,' John said from the red carpet, according to the Ocala Star-Banner. 'It's meant the world to us.'
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31/145 Jon Brings Bouquet of Roses To Arbitration Hearing With Kate
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The couple comes face-to-face Saturday to discuss custody, division of assets and child support
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32/145 Al Gore Takes 'Green' Message to Saturday Night Live
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Al Gore took his message to Saturday Night Live for NBC's 'Green Week,' joking that he had a 'backup plan' and zinging the network for the patronizing opportunity to let him appear once a year — 'like Punxsutawny Phil.'
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33/145 Jackson, Swift face off at American Music Awards
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AP - Janet Jackson kicked off the American Music Awards with a medley of some of her biggest hits, but it was her late brother Michael who was poised to be one of the night's big winners, up for five American Music Awards, including entertainer of the year.
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34/145 The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Returns to New York
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Fashion Wire Daily - The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show came back to New York City in its 14th year and took audience members on a wild journey through various themes from futuristic to classical romantic on Thursday, Nov. 19.
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35/145 Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks
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AP - While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies.
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36/145 South Koreans to get Apple's iPhone this week
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AP - Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets.
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37/145 Sony hopes online service will build brand loyalty
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AP - Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, a top executive said Friday.
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38/145 200 Web sites spread al-Qaida's message in English
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AP - Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West. They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics like Anwar al-Awlaki, who exchanged dozens of e-mails with the Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood shootings.
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39/145 News Corp, Microsoft hold talks on Google: report
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AFP - Microsoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over a possible plan for the software giant to pay the media company to remove its news websites from Google, a report said Monday.
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40/145 Laptop becomes reality for Uruguay's schoolchildren
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AFP - A laptop is now finding its place alongside a notebook and pen in schoolbags in Uruguay, the first and only country to offer an Internet-connected computers to all public primary school students.
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41/145 Vodafone seeks more time to reply to Indian tax claim
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AFP - British mobile phone giant Vodafone Group Plc has sought an extra two months to reply to a two-billion-dollar Indian tax claim over its purchase of India's third-largest mobile operator.
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42/145 Ubisoft steps up videogame fitness with virtual coach
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AFP - French videogame powerhouse Ubisoft will have a virtual fitness coach whipping Wii users into shape starting Tuesday.
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43/145 Ciena takes Nortel unit auction to 2nd day: sources
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Reuters - The auction for Nortel Network's optical networking and carrier ethernet business went into a second day on Saturday, after Ciena called for a break in the auction late on Friday, two sources said.
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44/145 Warming's impacts sped up, worsened since Kyoto
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AP - Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated — beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then.
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45/145 Denmark: 65 world leaders for UN climate summit
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AP - Sixty-five world leaders have said they will attend the Copenhagen climate summit in December, and several more have responded positively to invitations, Danish officials said Sunday.
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46/145 Rare Charles Darwin book found on toilet bookshelf
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AP - An auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species' found in a family's guest lavatory in southern England.
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47/145 Brown warns leaders on climate change
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AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned fellow world leaders on Sunday that they 'cannot afford to fail' to strike a substantial deal on climate change in Copenhagen next month.
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48/145 India's Reliance announces bid for LyondellBasell
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AFP - India's private sector energy giant Reliance Industries Limited has announced a cash bid to buy a controlling stake in bankrupt petrochemicals firm LyondellBasell Industries.
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49/145 Measure to change U. of Neb. stem-cell rule fails
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AP - The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted not to place tighter restrictions on embryonic stem cell research than those outlined under federal guidelines, which were expanded after President Barack Obama took office.
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50/145 Restored machine to explore mysteries of Big Bang
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AP - Scientists are preparing the world's largest atom smasher to explore the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs.
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51/145 Thousands of strange creatures found deep in ocean
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AP - The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive 'dumbos' that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits.
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52/145 China harnesses mountain wind power
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AFP - In the mountains above the southwestern Chinese town of Dali, dozens of new wind turbines dot the landscape -- a symbol of the country's sky-high ambitions for clean, green energy.
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53/145 Rain-lashed Britain braces for fresh deluges
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AFP - The flood-hit northwest braced Saturday for more devastation after river levels rose again and forecasters warned of more rain following unprecedented torrential deluges.
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54/145 Ageing Santa gets $100,000 facelift for Christmas
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Reuters - A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run-up to Christmas so that his aging face does not scare children.
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55/145 Gang accused of killing to sell human fat
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Reuters - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.
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56/145 Diplomats arrested for cigarette smuggling
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Reuters - Swedish police have arrested two North Korean diplomats on suspicion of smuggling 230,000 cigarettes into the Nordic country, the Swedish Customs Office said Friday.
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57/145 U.S. election, iPhone among decade's top 10 Internet moments
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Reuters - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards.
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58/145 Johnny Depp named People's 'sexiest man alive'
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Reuters - 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star Johnny Depp was named People magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive' on Wednesday, reclaiming a title he first won in 2003.
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59/145 Lawmaker apologizes for insulting rival on Twitter
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Reuters - A Canadian member of Parliament learned the hard way on Tuesday that insulting a rival legislator by Twitter is not a good idea, especially if you're sitting around the same table at the time.
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60/145 Make toilets cool to fix sanitation woes?
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Reuters - Jack Sim, founder of the World Toilet Organization, has a theory about why governments and people are so reluctant to talk about hygiene: it isn't cool.
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61/145 What's in a name? More than you might think
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Reuters - A London-based translation firm is offering parents-to-be the chance to check the meaning of prospective baby names in other languages to avoid inadvertently causing their offspring future embarrassment.
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62/145 Women disappointed by Gaddafi 'party'
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Reuters - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in Rome for a U.N. food summit, spent several hours in the company of 200 Italian women recruited by an agency and tried to convert them to Islam, Italian media reported on Monday.
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63/145 Putin wins respect at hip-hop party
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Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rubbed shoulders with rappers and was hailed with 'respect' in a television show Friday that could help boost his flagging ratings.
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(AFP) - The US Senate and Capitol Dome where key Democratic allies in the US health care battle warned that a Senate bill required major changes if it was to earn their support and give President Barack Obama a crucial victory on his top domestic priority.(AFP/Tim Sloan)
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - The Senate's health care reform bill sits on the podium following a news conference by Republican Senators on Capitol Hill on November 21, in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama's top domestic priority, remaking US health care, cleared a major Senate hurdle but strong opposition Sunday to key parts of the proposals augured a tough battle ahead.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Brendan Hoffman)
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66/145 Demostrators rally against the Senate's health care reform ...
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Demostrators rally against the Senate's health care reform bill outside Capitol Hill on November 21, in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama's top domestic priority, remaking US health care, cleared a major Senate hurdle but strong opposition Sunday to key parts of the proposals augured a tough battle ahead.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Brendan Hoffman)
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67/145 US President Barack Obama boards Air Force One as he leaves ...
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(AFP/File) - US President Barack Obama boards Air Force One as he leaves South Korea at a US military airbase in Osan, south of Seoul, on November 19. Obama's top domestic priority, remaking US health care, cleared a major Senate hurdle but strong opposition Sunday to key parts of the proposals augured a tough battle ahead.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)
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68/145 A view of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant from Goldsboro, ...
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(Reuters) - A view of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant from Goldsboro, Pennsylvania, March 22, 1999. REUTERS/STR New
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(Reuters) - People walk along Newbury Street carrying shopping bags in Boston, Massachusetts in this file photo taken on October 1, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi/Files
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(Reuters) - A bank employee poses holding U.S. one hundred dollar notes during a photo opportunity at a bank in Seoul November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Choi Bu-Seok
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71/145 Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (L) is sacked ...
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(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (L) is sacked by Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Demorrio Williams during the second half of the Chiefs' overtime win in their NFL football game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Dave Kaup
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72/145 Bottles of Coca-Cola are seen on sale at a supermarket in Xiangfan, ...
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(Reuters) - Bottles of Coca-Cola are seen on sale at a supermarket in Xiangfan, Hubei province March 19, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer
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73/145 A Lenovo S12 netbook that uses the Nvidia Ion chipset is seen ...
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(Reuters) - A Lenovo S12 netbook that uses the Nvidia Ion chipset is seen bearing a Windows 7 sticker at the Windows 7 Launch Party in New York, October 22, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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(Reuters) - Andy Murray of Britain reacts during their ATP World Tour Finals first round tennis match against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina in London November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
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75/145 The Cadbury logo is seen behind barbed wire at the company's ...
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(Reuters) - The Cadbury logo is seen behind barbed wire at the company's factory in Bournville, central England, November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Darren Staples
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(AP) - This Sept. 18, 2009 photo provided by the University of Arizona shows Justine Schluntz. The University of Arizona student from Albuquerque, N.M., is among the 32 men and women from across the nation who have been selected as Rhodes scholars for 2010. Schluntz, a 22-year-old grad student in mechanical engineering and a nine-time All-American in swimming, will get all expenses for two to three years of study at the University of Oxford in England. Winners were chosen from 805 applicants endorsed by 326 different colleges and universities. (AP Photo/University of Arizona)
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77/145 This Oct. 12, 2009 photo shows a page from the July 1, 1981 ...
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(AP) - This Oct. 12, 2009 photo shows a page from the July 1, 1981 issue of the Indio Daily News showing murder victim Fred Alvarez. In the days before Alvarez was shot execution-style with two friends on his verandah, the strapping Cabazon tribal leader feared he was a marked man: His motorcycle had been tampered with, his mailbox shot up and his house ransacked. Now, 28 years later, the arrest of a murder suspect has revived the question, which lengthy investigations and a grand jury probe failed to answer. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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78/145 This Oct. 12, 2009 photo shows the scene near where Fred Alvarez ...
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(AP) - This Oct. 12, 2009 photo shows the scene near where Fred Alvarez was killed near Rancho Mirage, Calif. in 1981. In the days before Fred Alvarez was shot execution-style with two friends on his verandah, the strapping Cabazon tribal leader feared he was a marked man: His motorcycle had been tampered with, his mailbox shot up and his house ransacked. Now, 28 years later, the arrest of a murder suspect has revived the question, which lengthy investigations and a grand jury probe failed to answer. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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79/145 This Oct. 12, 2009 photo shows the offices of the Cabazon Band ...
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(AP) - This Oct. 12, 2009 photo shows the offices of the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians in Indio, Calif. In the days before Fred Alvarez was shot execution-style with two friends on his verandah, the strapping Cabazon tribal leader feared he was a marked man: His motorcycle had been tampered with, his mailbox shot up and his house ransacked. Now, 28 years later, the arrest of a murder suspect has revived the question, which lengthy investigations and a grand jury probe failed to answer. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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80/145 British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver poses for a picture in Toronto ...
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(Canadian Press) - British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver poses for a picture in Toronto on Sunday November 22, 2009. Oliver is set to give a talk about his push to help people become healthier by teaching them to cook simple, nutritious meals. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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81/145 Jimmie Johnson celebrates in the victory lane after winning ...
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(Reuters) - Jimmie Johnson celebrates in the victory lane after winning the NASCAR Nextel Cup championship after the Ford 400 NASCAR race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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82/145 Defence Minister Peter MacKay, right, looks on as Gen. Walter ...
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(Canadian Press) - Defence Minister Peter MacKay, right, looks on as Gen. Walter Natynczyk, chief of the defence staff, answers a question at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax on Sunday Nov. 22, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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83/145 Patrick Kennedy, pictured in May 2009,a US lawmaker and the ...
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(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Patrick Kennedy, pictured in May 2009,a US lawmaker and the nephew of ex-president John F. Kennedy, has been barred from receiving communion at his Catholic church due to his support for abortion rights, a newspaper reported Sunday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Brendan Hoffman)
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84/145 A photograph of a computer screen showing the website eBay is ...
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(Reuters) - A photograph of a computer screen showing the website eBay is shown here in Encinitas, California in this April 22, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Mike Blake
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85/145 Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station site in Middletown, ...
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(AFP/File) - Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station site in Middletown, Pennsylvania, pictured in 2001. A radiation leak at Three Mile Island, the site of the worst nuclear accident in US history, has sent home about 150 workers, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission reported Sunday.(AFP/File/Tom Mihalek)
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86/145 This undated photo provided by Ventura County Sheriff's office ...
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(AP) - This undated photo provided by Ventura County Sheriff's office shows Charles Hersel. The 39-year-old Southern California man has been arrested for misdemeanor child annoyance after allegedly paying a teenager $31 to spit in his face. The Ventura County Sheriff's Department says Hersel was arrested Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009 in a sting operation at a mall in Thousand Oaks, Calif. He's free from jail pending a court hearing. (AP Photo/ Ventura County Sheriff's office)
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87/145 Astronaut Randy Bresnik talks about his first spacewalk and ...
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(Reuters) - Astronaut Randy Bresnik talks about his first spacewalk and the birth of his daughter while in orbit aboard the International Space Station in this handout image from NASA TV Space Shuttle Atlantis November 22, 2009. REUTERS/NASA TV/Handout
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88/145 Wide receiver Lance Long of the Kansas City Chiefs catches a ...
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(AFP/Getty Images) - Wide receiver Lance Long of the Kansas City Chiefs catches a pass against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas City stunned reigning Super Bowl champions Pittsburgh 27-24 in overtime(AFP/Getty Images/Wesley Hitt)
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89/145 Johnson wins 4th straight NASCAR championship
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AP - All Jimmie Johnson ever wanted was a chance to race with the best in NASCAR. Maybe even win a race or two.
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90/145 Ole Miss, Cal, UNC back in AP Top 25
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AP - Mississippi, California and North Carolina, teams that started the season with lofty expectations before stumbling, have surged back into the AP Top 25 college football poll.
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91/145 BCS at-large bids up for grabs in final weeks
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AP - Iowa and Penn State ended their seasons eligible for an at-large BCS bid, and Oklahoma State and Virginia Tech are also in position to be eligible for invites to the four big-money bowl games even though they have no shot to win their conferences.
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92/145 Pats defense, productive offense beat Jets 31-14
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AP - The defense Bill Belichick didn't want to put on the field a week ago kept the offense of the New York Jets off it Sunday.
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93/145 Saints remain unbeaten with 38-7 win over Bucs
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AP - Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints keep on rolling.
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94/145 Colts beat Ravens 17-15 to go to 10-0
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AP - The undefeated Indianapolis Colts found yet another way to win a close game, their 19th straight victory.
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95/145 Haslem's jumper leads Heat past Hornets, 102-101
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AP - Dwyane Wade had 31 points, and Udonis Haslem hit a jumper with 15.4 seconds left to lift the Miami Heat past the New Orleans Hornets 102-101 on Sunday night.
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96/145 Five-star Defoe as Spurs put nine past Wigan
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AFP - Jermain Defoe scored five goals as Tottenham Hotspur thrashed Wigan Athletic 9-1 at White Hart Lane here on Sunday, a record victory for the hosts in the top-flight.
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97/145 Seven-try France smash sorry Samoa
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AFP - France warmed up for their year-ending clash with New Zealand by cantering to a comfortable 43-5 win over Samoa in their second autumn Test match at the Stade de France here on Saturday.
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98/145 Stamkos' tip-in gives Tampa Bay 4-3 OT win
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AP - Steven Stamkos scored his 15th goal at 2:56 of overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning their second straight win, 4-3 over the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday.
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99/145 Federer ready for revenge over Murray
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AFP - World number one Roger Federer is looking forward to the chance for revenge over home favourite Andy Murray in the ATP World Tour Finals in London on Tuesday.
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100/145 McPherson leads LPGA Tour Championship
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AP - Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin will settle their duel for LPGA Tour player of the year on the final, frantic day of the season.
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101/145 Ward claims Kessler's WBA title in 11th round
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AP - With a stunning victory in his hometown, Andre Ward proved he's ready for the world.
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102/145 Busch wins title, Nationwide finale
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AP - Kyle Busch only needed the green flag to drop to win his first NASCAR title. His coronation was never in doubt and neither, really, was the outcome of the Nationwide Series finale.
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103/145 Holcomb wins bobsled gold at Lake Placid
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AP - Steven Holcomb said the U.S. bobsled team was going to be a powerhouse this year. He sure seems like a prophet.
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104/145 BA warns cabin crew over strike: report
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AFP - British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh warned his cabin crew Monday that he will not compromise on cost-cutting measures ahead of possible strike action next month.
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105/145 Recession triggers upheaval in British business: employers
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AFP - British business will reshape the way it works as a consequence of the recession, with innovative lending practices and commercial models emerging, the nation's top employers' body said Monday.
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106/145 UK checks safety of 1,800 bridges after storms
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AP - Police and army experts say they're urgently checking the safety of about 1,800 bridges in northern England amid some of the worst storms ever recorded in Britain.
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107/145 Clean-up underway in Britain after floods
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AFP - Clean-up efforts were underway Sunday in flood-hit towns following the heaviest downpours ever recorded in England, as fears mounted for a woman thought swept into a swollen river in Wales.
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108/145 Failed N.Ireland car bombing highlights terror threat
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AFP - A massive car bomb that failed to explode properly was designed to cause widespread destruction in Belfast, police said Sunday, underscoring the threat to Northern Ireland's fragile peace.
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109/145 Report: Leaked UK documents detail Iraq war chaos
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AP - Leaked British government documents call into question ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair's public statements on the buildup to the Iraq war and show plans for the U.S.-led 2003 invasion were being made more than a year earlier, a newspaper reported Sunday.
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110/145 Dissidents suspected in N. Ireland bomb attempt
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AFP - A massive car bomb in Belfast that failed to explode properly was designed to cause widespread destruction, police said Sunday, underscoring the threat posed by dissident groups to Northern Ireland's fragile peace.
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111/145 Remains of 15 British Tommies found in France
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AFP - The remains of 15 British soldiers who were killed in the early months of World War I were found in northern France this week 95 years after their deaths, a local mayor said on Sunday.
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112/145 UK had sketchy post-invasion Iraq plan: report
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AFP - Britain had no effective plan for what to do after coalition forces overthrew leader Saddam Hussein following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, a newspaper reported on Sunday, citing a leaked army analysis.
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113/145 Poll boost for PM as hung parliament raised
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AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown's governing Labour Party is closing the gap on the Conservatives, a new poll showed on Sunday, raising the prospect of a hung parliament at the general election due by June.
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114/145 Tories say would pull troops out of Germany
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AFP - The Conservatives, tipped to win power in an election next year, said on Saturday they would pull the country's 25,000 troops out of Germany as part of a reorganisation of NATO forces.
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115/145 Afghan government would fall if NATO withdraws: UK minister
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Reuters - The Afghan government would quickly be overthrown if NATO troops pulled out of the country now, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Friday.
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116/145 Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them
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AP - A retired British couple snatched from their yacht by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday they fear they could be killed within a week or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom demand is not paid.
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117/145 Britons warn Somali captors 'losing patience'
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AFP - A British couple held hostage by Somali pirates said in a video telecast Friday that their captors are 'losing patience' and could kill them 'within a week' if no ransom is paid.
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118/145 'Dream Killer' cleared of wife's murder
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AFP - A man who strangled his wife in his sleep because he dreamt she was an intruder was freed on Friday, after prosecutors withdrew the case against him.
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119/145 Britain hit by floods after record rainfall
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Reuters - Lifeboats and military helicopters rescued hundreds of people overnight in northern England and a policeman was killed as torrential rain flooded homes, washed away bridges and closed roads.
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120/145 Spanish PM vows sweeping reforms to boost economy
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AFP - With Spain facing its worst recession in decades, the government will approve this week a sweeping package of reforms aimed at changing the nation's economic growth model, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Sunday.
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121/145 Jedward end dream run on X Factor
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AFP - Super-quiffed Irish twins John and Edward Grimes were dumped from the X Factor on Sunday, ending their dream run, despite Simon Cowell's prediction the teenagers were an 'unstoppable machine.'
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122/145 Romanian president, rival face run-off vote: exit polls
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AFP - Romania's incumbent president and his Social-Democrat rival will face a run-off after Sunday's first round election, exit polls showed, as the country aims to recover from a political crisis and a deep recession.
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123/145 Exit polls: No clear winner in Romania's election
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AP - A presidential election aimed at helping Romania emerge from a political and economic crisis failed to produce a winner on Sunday, and the top two candidates will compete in a runoff next month, according to two exit polls.
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124/145 Russian cosmonaut Feoktistov dies at 83
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AP - Russian spaceship designer Konstantin Feoktistov, the only non-Communist space traveler in the history of the Soviet space program, has died at the age of 83.
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125/145 Police: IRA dissidents plant car bomb in Belfast
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AP - Irish Republican Army dissidents left a 400-pound (180-kilogram) car bomb outside police reform headquarters in Belfast but the homemade device failed to detonate, Northern Ireland's police commander said Sunday.
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126/145 Life requested for US suspect in Italy murder case
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AP - Prosecutors on Saturday requested life in prison for an American student and her ex-boyfriend accused in the fatal stabbing of her British roommate during a drug-fueled sex game — charges the U.S. woman dismissed as 'pure fantasy.'
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127/145 Pope and Anglican leader agree on closer relations
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AP - After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assured the archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday that he is still committed to seeking closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans.
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128/145 Italian police arrest 2 linked to Mumbai attacks
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AP - Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son who allegedly spent just over $200 to set up a reliable and untraceable phone network that was used by the militants who carried out last year's terror attacks in Mumbai, India.
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129/145 Iran begins war games to protect nuclear sites
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AP - Iran on Sunday began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from attack, state TV reported, as an air force commander boasted the country could deter any military strike by Israel.
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130/145 Survivors recount China mine disaster; 92 dead
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AP - When gas levels suddenly spiked deep in the Xinxing coal mine, Wang Jiguo grabbed two co-workers and they ran for their lives. Minutes later, there was a huge bang, a torrent of hot air and the earth shuddered.
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131/145 Mumbai still vulnerable 1 year after terror attack
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AP - The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors.
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132/145 Iraq PM ramps up attacks on Baathists before vote
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AP - A stepped-up campaign by Iraq's prime minister against Saddam Hussein loyalists is alienating Sunni Muslims and stoking tensions between them and the majority Shiites ahead of key national elections.
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133/145 Egypt's media stoked soccer fan anger with Algeria
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AP - Angry soccer fans rampaged through a posh diplomatic neighborhood in Cairo over the weekend, smashing shop windows and shouting obscenities in a frenzy fed by venomous headlines that portrayed Algerians as barbaric terrorists with a history of violence.
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134/145 Start of ICC trial for two Congolese militiamen
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AFP - Two Congolese militiamen accused of seeking to wipe out a village blocking a strategic route in an ethnic war, enter the dock in The Hague Tuesday for the International Criminal Court's second trial.
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135/145 Death toll from China mine blast rises to 104: media
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AFP - The death toll from China's deadliest coal mine blast in two years has climbed to 104, local authorities said early Monday, according to state media.
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136/145 Senate Democrats at odds over health care bill
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AP - Moderate Senate Democrats threatened Sunday to scuttle health-care legislation if their demands aren't met, while more liberal members warned their party leaders not to bend.
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137/145 RI bishop asked Kennedy in 2007 to avoid Communion
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AP - A month of harsh words between Rep. Patrick Kennedy and a strident critic, Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin, escalated Sunday when the bishop acknowledged asking Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion because of the Democratic lawmaker's support for abortion rights.
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138/145 GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care
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AP - Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care — and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.
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139/145 Canadian woman loses benefits over Facebook photo
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AP - A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun.
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140/145 Child abuse may shorten cell lifeline: study
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AFP - Beaten or sexually abused children are more likely to show accelerated ageing of cells later in life, a condition linked to higher rates of cancer and heart disease, according to a study released Friday.
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141/145 US survey shows southern counties most obese
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AP - The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia. High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than 80 percent of counties in the Appalachian region that includes Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, according to the new research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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142/145 Kraft weighs higher Cadbury bid as rivals circle: source
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Reuters - Kraft Foods Inc may raise its offer for Cadbury Plc or offer more cash in its bid if rival takeover offers emerge, a source familiar with the situation said on Sunday.
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143/145 BofA may extend CEO search into 2010: report
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Reuters - Bank of America may extend its search for a new chief executive into next year if its board is unable to pick a candidate in the next four days, according to a report on the Bloomberg News website.
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144/145 Stocks dip as investors fret about recovery
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Reuters - U.S. stocks fell for a third straight day on Friday as investors took weaker-than-expected results from computer maker Dell and homebuilder D.R. Horton as a further sign that the recovery would be anemic.
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145/145 Desperate retailers seek holiday season rescue
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AFP - US retailers are taking desperate measures to spark holiday sales in the face of what promises to be another troubled year-end shopping season.
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